Developing A Christian Mind Course

REGISTRATION CLOSES: Friday, September 7 at 12pm PDT

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Professor: James Spencer, Ph.D.

Full Hybrid Course Runs: Friday, September 7, 2018 – Monday, October 29, 2018

Weekend Intensive:

• Dates & Times: Friday, September 7 @ 5:45–9:00pm PDT and Saturday, September 8 @ 7:15am–4:00pm PDT

• Location: Zoom Video Conference

Weekly Online Discussions:

• Dates & Times: Mondays, Sept. 17, 24; Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 at 5:30-7:00pm PDT

• Location: Zoom Video Conference

Course Description:

It is sometimes said that a person has a good legal mind or scientific mind. Likewise, references have been made to the American mind or Communist mind. But what does it mean to have a Christian mind? C.S. Lewis’ star student, Harry Blamires, lamented, “There is no longer a Christian mind.” Is there such a thing as a Christian mind? What does it mean to think Christianly? This is a watershed course that teaches students how to think in ways that most churchgoers are not taught. It’s a course that teaches students how to begin to take every thought captive to Christ.

Key Questions To Be Explored:

• What does it mean to think Christianly?

• Can both a Protestant and a Catholic think Christianly? If so, how?

• What does it mean to love God with all your mind?

• What is the interplay between intellectual formation and spiritual formation?

• How does “thinking Christianly” relate to having the moral courage to do what God says is right?